Racism is a public health crisis! Black Power in the COVID-19 pandemic

Calvente, Lisa B. Y.

doi:10.1080/09502386.2021.1898017

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“…Nonetheless, we believe that we have gathered sufficient data to develop a nuanced understanding of how GBQM were affected by racism over the course of COVID-19. Research examining COVID-19’s impact on minority populations has primarily focused on racialized communities with little attention to sexuality [ 3 , 23 , 64 – 66 ]. Importantly, this study fills a gap in the existing literature examining the COVID-19-specific experiences of GBQM of colour during concurrent epidemics.…”

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Unpacking racism during COVID-19: narratives from racialized Canadian gay, bisexual, and queer men

Grey

Tian

Skakoon‐Sparling

et al. 2023

Int J Equity Health

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Objective Epidemics impact individuals unevenly across race, gender, and sexuality. In addition to being more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, evidence suggests racialized gender and sexual minorities experienced disproportionate levels of discrimination and stigma during the COVID-19 epidemic. Drawing on Critical Race Theory (CRT), we examined the experiences of gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men (GBQM) of colour facing discrimination during COVID-19. Design Engage-COVID-19 is a mixed methods study examining the impact of COVID-19 on GBQM living in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal, Canada. We conducted two rounds of qualitative interviews (November 2020 to February 2021, and June to October 2021) with 93 GBQM to explore the evolving impact of COVID-19 on their lives. Transcripts were coded using inductive thematic analysis. Data analysis was conducted using Nvivo software. Results Fifty-nine participants identified as Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Colour (BIPOC). These GBQM of colour described multiple experiences of discrimination during COVID-19. Although participants did not report experiences of discrimination based on their sexual identity during COVID-19, we found that experiences of racism affected how they were treated within their sexual networks. Experiences of racism were most often reported by East Asian and Black GBQM. These participants faced racism in public and online spaces, primarily in the form of verbal harassment. Several participants were also harassed because they wore face masks. Verbal abuse against GBQM of colour was largely prompted by racist discourses related to COVID-19. Conclusion Racism remains a pernicious threat to the well-being of GBQM of colour. CRT highlights the importance of assessing how sexualized and gendered discourses about race shape the experiences of GBQM of colour navigating multiple epidemics like COVID-19 and HIV. These pervasive discourses unevenly affect racial and sexual minorities across multiple epidemics, and negatively impact health outcomes for these populations.

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Unpacking racism during COVID-19: narratives from racialized Canadian gay, bisexual, and queer men

Grey

Tian

Skakoon‐Sparling

et al. 2023

Int J Equity Health

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“…The pandemic, however, deepened pre-existing social issues. Structural gender, class and racial inequalities were exposed further when income sources shrunk, healthcare access was reduced and lives were lost (Kowalewski 2020 ; Calvente 2021 ). Consequently, it did not take long for protests to re-emerge, sometimes in direct defiance of newly introduced restrictions.…”

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The public as a problem: protest, public diplomacy and the pandemic

Jiménez‐Martínez

2021

Place Brand Public Dipl

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With the coronavirus pandemic deepening pre-existing social issues, protests have re-emerged around the world. It is, however, noteworthy that debates in public diplomacy and place branding have remained largely silent about these episodes. This contribution argues that protests should be taken into account within the field. They not only stress the contested nature of nationhood, but crucially, they also shed light on the troubled relationship that practitioners and scholars have with the ‘public’, which is usually approached as a mere problem or a resource to be exploited in order to benefit those in power.

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Say Her Name: Resistance, Race Riots, and a Bioarchaeology of Black Life in New York City

Lans

2024

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Racism is a public health crisis! Black Power in the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Unpacking racism during COVID-19: narratives from racialized Canadian gay, bisexual, and queer men

Unpacking racism during COVID-19: narratives from racialized Canadian gay, bisexual, and queer men

The public as a problem: protest, public diplomacy and the pandemic

Say Her Name: Resistance, Race Riots, and a Bioarchaeology of Black Life in New York City

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